Series 7 Armchair 3207

Overview

The Series 7™ Armchair 3207 is the model Fritz Hansen calls the original Series 7: the product page says it was launched in 1955 at the H55 international design exhibition in Sweden as Arne Jacobsen's reply to the criticism he received for the Ant chair. The fact sheet gives 1955 as the year of design.

Construction

• Shell: pressure-moulded veneer in 9 layers (7 inner layers of beech, 2 outer layers on front and back); the fact sheet lists coloured (ash) and lacquered finishes and natural veneers
• Base: 14 mm steel tubes with four legs, black synthetic leg ferrules; chromed or powder-coated steel
• Armrests: the page describes them as following the contours of the curved backrest while extending the smooth lines of the rear legs

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Specifications

• H 80 × W 61 × D 52 cm
• Seat height 46 cm (standard; 43 cm also available), armrest height 69.5 cm (fact sheet drawing)

The original Series 7

The product data names the 3207 as the original Series 7 chair, launched in 1955 at the H55 international design exhibition in Sweden as Arne Jacobsen's reply to the criticism he received for the Ant chair. The product data says the 3207 answered the criticism with armrests that follow the curve of the backrest and continue the lines of the rear legs, a design it calls perfectly balanced and supremely comfortable.

The wider series

The fact sheet places the 3207 among the Series 7 models: the 3107 chair, the 3117 chair on a swivel base with castors, the 3217 armchair on a swivel base with castors, the 3187 counter stool and the 3197 bar stool. It calls the Series 7 the most popular design within Fritz Hansen's chair collection.